Basketball Recap: Saturday's Loss Ends Wilkinson County's Winning Streak

Warriors

Previous 5 Games

02/01/25 @ Hancock Central	51-58
01/29/25 vs Georgia Military College	75-33
01/28/25 vs Twiggs County	67-43
01/17/25 vs Dooly County	70-33
01/14/25 vs Glascock County	97-19

After a string of ten wins, Wilkinson County's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 58-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hancock Central Bulldogs. The Warriors were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bulldogs earlier this season, when they won 67-66.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hancock Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Josiah Ingram, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 21 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. That's the most steals Ingram has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Karter Harper, who went 6 for 9 en route to 13 points and four steals.

Wilkinson County's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 14-6. As for Hancock Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.

Wilkinson County has already played their next game (against Treutlen), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Hancock Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.